irony

/ˈaɪərəni/ noun

Translation

SITUATION [C, U] › a situation that is strange because it is the opposite of what you expected

tuhaflık, acayiplik, gariplik, garip tesadüf, kaderin bir cilvesi

The irony is that now he's retired, he's busier than ever.1882

HUMOUR [U] › a type of humour in which people say something they do not mean

ince alay, kinaye, cinas

1454

(Definition of irony noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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